Teo Eng Seng: Art and Thoughts
T.K. Sabapathy
Singapore: Ethos Books, 2011
ISBN: 9789810884611 (pbk) / 9789810884604 (hbk)

This is a ground-breaking explication on the works of Teo Eng Seng by T.K. Sabapathy. There is also a record of a conversation between the two, describing some of the significant influences and events in Eng Seng's development as an artist.

Eng Seng was born in 1938 in Singapore. One of the country's pre-eminent artists, he was awarded the Cultural Medallion in 1986. Eng Seng graduated in Fine Art (1967) and Art Teaching (1968) from Birmingham College of Art and Design and Birmingham University, England respectively. He then embarked upon a long teaching career which took in Shoreditch School (London) and United World College South East Asia (Singapore) among others, as well as serving on various arts bodies and institutions.

Published together for the first time are Eng Seng's major creations in various media, including painting, installation art and his unique paperdyesculp, from the 1960s to 2010.